Here are study suggestions for the upcoming quiz.  I HOPE to have a multiple choice on-line quiz available for you by the end of class on Tuesday.  We will have to see whether it will grade the exams automatically or not. I will also post this message on our home page (http://www.auburn.edu/~wallski/CTM650)

The readings are from Viewports 1, 2, 4, 5, and 7 (although Viewport 7 is not too helpful with current technology) and from the Handbook Intro, Chapter 1 and Chapter 3.  For beginners, the summaries and the following textbook Modules within those Viewports are most useful: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17. You will demonstrate that you have the skills by completing your portfolio.  The exams will test your conceptual understanding.

Following is a list of questions and terms you should understand. If you don't, then PLEASE ask in class.

Explain the difference between the following types of programs: Buy-and-Run, Fill-Your-Own, and Roll-Your-Own.

Why is a systems approach to music technology important?

What are some good reasons for music educators to learn about music and computer technology?

Definition/comparison between digital and analog information.

Bit, byte, file, folder, directory

Memory/RAM

RGB vs. NTSC

For printers, scanners, fax machines, monitors: resolution, dpi, depth

How do ink jet and laser printers work?  What are the advantages/drawbacks of each?

What does formatting do?

Importance/definition of Hz.

Operating system

GUI

WYSIWYG

Cut and paste

How does a CD-ROM work?

Differences/advantages of text editors, word processors, page-layout and desktop publishing packages, and integrated office packages.

Differences/advantages of bit mapped vs object-oriented graphics (or fixed-scale vs outline fonts, or painting vs drawing).

What does each set of graphic file formats have in common: PICT and CGM; TIFF and GIF; ASCII, TXT,and TEXT; EPS.

The steps in notating a score are note entry, careful editing, and printing.  Explain the three methods of note entry: mouse input, step-time entry,and real-time note entry. Explain in the printing stage how printer choice, page resizing, and part extraction are important factors.

In basic terms, how do SMF, EPS, and Enigma formats differ and what are they?

What is the Internet?

What is email?

What do you need to use the Internet?

What is the World Wide Web and what is a browser?

Why are file compression formats used and why is it important to recognize them?

Know what the file formats in the table at the top of page 480 are.

What is a daisy chain network and what is a star network?